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Dinosaur: Skorpiovenator bustingorryi
| Length*: | 6.2 m | 20.3 ft |
| Weight*: | 1000 kg | 2,205 lb |
| Speed: | 46 km/h | 29 mph |
*The largest known specimen
Period
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Cenomanian
Years: 100.5–93.9 Ma
Details
Status: valid
Author: Canale et al.
Year: 2009
Distribution
Area: South America
Country: Argentina
Region: Neuquén
Formation: Huincul
Locations
Sources
Material: Large part of skeleton with skull.
References: Canale, Scanferla, Agnolin & Novas, (2009). New carnivorous dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of NW Patagonia and the evolution of abelisaurid theropods.
